The more things change, the more they stay the same — Happy 28th Birthday Stonyfield!

In 1983 Stonyfield began as a farming school in Wilton, NH that taught and supported sustainable farming practices. We were on a mission to make the planet healthier even before we were making yogurt! Today, we make it our mission to work toward health in all we do. Over these 28 years we have grown and changed, but Stonyfield’s mission remains the same. We continue our commitment to healthy food, healthy people, a healthy planet, and healthy business. We thank all of you supporting us over the years and we look forward to the next 28 birthdays to come!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STONYFIELD SWEEPSTAKES:

How has your commitment to health grown and changed over the years?

Share your story below and as a thank you for keeping us going all these 28 years, 28 story entrants will win free yogurt and great Stonyfield prizes!

- First 10 winners get 1 Stonyfield T-Shirt and a free coupon for 6 oz. cup of Stonyfield
- Next 10 winners get 1 Stonyfield reusable bag and a free coupon for 6 oz. cup of Stonyfield
- Last 8 winners get 1 Stonyfield branded Preserve reusable food container and a free coupon for 6 oz. cup of Stonyfield

Post your comment any time between Monday 4/11 and Friday 4/15 at 9 a.m. We’ll randomly select 28 winners and notify you by email.

109 Comments

My commitment started in college when I decided to go meatless, haven’t looked back. Reading “Fast Food Nation” and seeing “Food Inc.” in the past decade made me more closely examine my food choices for both nutritional value and societal impact. I’m happy a company like Stonyfield exists to provide options that meet the litmus test in both ways. Especially since yogurt is a daily staple of my lunch!

When I was young, I did things simply to do them, not thinking about them much. As I got older, I thought more about what I did, and it became clearer that the best way to be the best was being simpler about things. Eating foods that are closer to how they exist in nature, finding physical activity through nature, and not impacting nature adversely. As my commitment to health has increased, so has my commitment to nature. That is why I love Stonyfield Farm! You make it easy to be committed to health and nature. Happy Birthday!

As I’ve gotten older my commitment has had to grow, adjust, & adapt, as ive become a mother of 4, including twins, & undergone some serious health problems at a relatively young age. I wont hit rp till next year but i have enough health issues to last me 2 lifetimes over. Winning one of these prizes will help with my “good, positive” health vs the negative that hurts with the Fibro, osteo, DVTs, etc, that have. become our daily ritual. Thank goodness for my 4 rays of sunshine:);)

Happy Birthday! Having kids has made me think about what I am putting on the table and where it’s coming from. I want to be around a long time for them. I want them to have good eating habits now so that it’s not so hard on them when they are older. My father has many health problems and he’s had so many surgies and illnesses I don’t want to go down that path nor do I want my kids to. Thank you Stonyfield for making products for the whole family to enjoy!

I didn’t really pay attention to it until I started working full-time. Having less time to be active made me notice how easily I gained weight. I definitely love yogurt as a delicious and healthy snack (and I really mean it!). I see how maintaining good nutrition is so important early on, and our family tries to eat more organic foods.

Eliminating pesticides keeps my family growing healthy. I am farming more and buying organic and instilling this into other family members and friends. Happy Birthday Stonyfield and thanks for educating us in a way to promote healthy bodies.

Happy Birthday to you. And thanks for making a great product–good tasting and good for you too. My kids and I love your yogurt. I think the more we know about health the better. I love Oikos greek yogurt with a dash of orange juice in it. It tastes just like a creamsickle I used to eat when I was young.

I care now more about using organic products. I am especially concerned for my children. With all the use of pesticides and cloning techniques, do we really know what we are eating. I am personally effected as I have been on thyroid medicine for the past seven years. I will be on it the rest of my life. That is why I love your product. Every time I purchase it, I know what I am getting. Thank you for 28 years, we look forward to the next 28.

As I’ve gotten older, my commitment to my health has changed quite a bit. Realizing I only have this one body and I’d better start taking care of it. I really enjoy incorporating Stonyfield’s organic products into my lifestyle. Also I’m trying to be a more conscious consumer, so I feel good purchasing Stonyfield products.

My commitment to health has grown tremendously over the years and started when my mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer my junior year of high school. She did not want to go the traditional route of receiving chemo treatments. She had a 14 pound tumor removed, and started to live a healthier lifestyle. She completely changed her diet and became more active. Because of this, my dad and I also changed our eating habits. We bought a lot of organic food while my mom stayed on a strict diet for her cancer recovery. Ever since then, I became really interested in organic food and did a lot of research on it. I strongly believe that what you consume has a HUGE effect on your health status. I truly believe all of the pesticides and chemicals used on conventional foods and the processing and refining of those foods can lead to cancer and other problems/diseases. My mother has been cancer free since 2007, but then she was just recently diagnosed with a different type of cancer, lung cancer. She did stray away from her previous strict diet, but now she has decided to go the natural route again and is strictly eating organic and no animal food products. She is also doing some other natural remedies as well. I am now a first semester junior at Middle Tennessee State University as a food science & nutrition major with a concentration in dietetics. I am passionate about nutrition and am driven to become a registered dietitian. I want to help others by sharing my story and educate people on proper nutrition to help prevent future health issues! America needs a change in nutrition! I strictly eat organic now and I cook all of my meals and do not go out to eat. I know I am not your normal college kid, but fast food and going out to eat is just not my thing! I just really care about my health especially since cancer tends to run in my family. My mother has truly inspired me in so many ways and I thank her for that! Being organic is AWESOME

My 11 month baby, Rex, loves eating your yogurt and it is the perfect first dairy food for nursing babies. My three older boys still love yogurt after eating it as babies. I wouldn’t feed them anything but organic! Thank you and happy birthday!

My pre-school class has written Amy a letter and sent pictures letting you know how much we enjoy your yogurt,the joke of the day is the high light of our lunch time. wonderful discussions take place. Eating healthy is an important part of our lunch. We are hoping to receive a response by mail, as we took a healthy walking trip to the mail box to mail it. We love that you care about what children eat. We will keep watching the mail as I know this class would love to receive a response!

Congratulations on 28 years of inspiring work. At our house, by the way, it’s not Stonyfield, but “Gary’s yogurt.” If all corporations could follow the Stonyfield ethic, the world would be a far lovelier, safer, healthier place.

Feliz Cumpleanos!! I never used to eat yogurt. I couldn’t stand the texture and it was too sugary. My grandmother passed away at 56 years old from complications of osteoporosis. Now that I’m adult, I realize the importance of protecting myself from this disease. I tried yogurt after yogurt, and found my hero: Oikos! I love Oikos so much, and Oikos loves me by giving me the calcium I need to be healthy.

My beautiful baby girl was born in July 2009. Since then my husband and I have been committed to living a healthier life. We are striving to not only be more healthy people, but just be better people in general. We love your products and admire Stonyfield’s attitude toward better living as well.

I used to think that all yogurts were the same until I tried Stonyfield and looked at the ingredients of others on the market. I made a decision to eat healthier and natural from that day forward. Each day I start with Stonyfield, granola, and fruit. For my job I do travel quite a bit and will eat other yogurt that is available but I look forward to getting home and having my Stonyfield in the morning. Happy Birthday and keep up the great yogurt!

As a bovine lover, I have been a supporter and user of Stonyfield for over 20 years. Initially I loved your campaign and adopted a cow, and followed her story for years. Now I eat Stonyfield daily to help me keep healthy. I luv the support of local farmers which is one of the reasons I am so supporter of Stonyfield. Please keep your sensitivity forever…

Happy Birthday Stonyfield! Oikos organic greek yogurt has been such a wonderful addition to my newly changed organic eating habits. After reading and educating myself about the benefits of eating organic foods, I naturally made many changes to my diet. One of my favorite foods to eat (every morning), is your organic greek yogurt. Thank you so much for offering such a high quality, healthy and sinfully delicious treat! It’s so nice to know of a company that cares so much about keeping their customers AND the planet healthy! Thank you!

Well, my commitment to being more healthy has grown quite a lot over the years because of the new studies being done about people being overweight and obese. This is the first year that our children’s generation will not outlive our generation. I think that’s really sad and I really hope that with sufficient time, that those statistics will change. I myself was not a healthy eater, I would eat cake and cookies all the time, but now that I have been more recently determined to be a healthier person. I’m not trying to loose any weight, but if I do, I definitely won’t be mad! But I’m just trying to be more healthy for my own life and so that way I can be happy with myself. I want to live a long and peaceful life.

My commitment to health has changed since becoming a father. I realized that things that I so commonly ate, I didn’t want to see pass through my child’s lips. It occurred to me that I had a chance of raising my children on the right food so as not to become a product of all the pesticides and GMOs and high fructose’s that were so common in my youth.
And in my growing concern from my children came the concern for myself. I have a lot of life left, and I can make it better through better food.

My family lives on Stonyfield yogurt. My husband and I started eating it when I was pregnant with my now 2.5 year old. She started Yo Baby when she was little, and now eats probiotic, yo kids, and yo toddler Stonyfield yogurts. We mix it with granola, fruit, cereal, or just eat it “straight up.” We rarely get sick and I know that all the good yogurt bacteria is helping with that. Thank you for your wonderful product. We’ll continue to enjoy it as our family grows (I’m pregnant with our son).

My commitment to health began to change almost three years ago when I found out I was (finally!) pregnant with my son. It has been a fun journey full of learning new things and trying new foods! My son has grown up on Stonyfield Farms yogurt. It was first first dairy product! He’s now two and loves it when I make him “booie moothies” aka blueberry smoothies.

Over the years, I have realized that the healthier I eat; the better I feel and the more I enjoy life. I love to plan and prepare fresh healthy food, especially when it is organic. I feel as if I am “doing something special” for myself at every meal. This attitude extends to other parts of my life too. I try to make green changes as I can (i.e. recycle more, try not to support companies that pollute our earth, etc.). Healthy food makes healthy people. Healthy people CAN make a healthy planet. The commitment isn’t just to food, it’s to a total way of life (air, plants, soil, animals…EARTH). Our health and the health of children/grandchildren depend on it. It is important to support business like Stonyfield that promote sustainable farming practices. Happy 28th birthday Stonyfield.

Stonyfield’s organic yogurt has been such a wonderful part of our family’s “way of eating”. Our 3 kids are growing up on it, and we love the fact that we don’t need to look up the ingredients in a dictionary in order to pronounce them. Thank you for giving us healthy, organic food for our children!

I love the Stonyfield brand for both their commitment to using only all-natural, organic ingredients and living “green” in valuing nature and the earth. Happy Birthday to a company that has stayed true to its genuine healthy foundation and lifestyle and to many more growing years!

I’ve loved Stonyfield yogurt since I was a little girl growing up in Londonderry, NH. I remember my first introduction to the brand was on a field trip in elementary school. At the end of our class tour, we got a sample to try and my first taste of it was strawberry with the fruit at the bottom. I even remember stirring it all up and seeing real strawberry pieces arise and enjoying the sweet yummy and creamy taste of the swirls!

I have been on a path of seeking good nutrition since someone close to me died of cancer when I was in high school. The more I learn about healthy eating, the more it’s obvious that so many ailments are caused by lack of good nutrition. I just learned that I have a condition in which I need to eat lots of protein. Organic yogurt has really become a staple for me.

I’m not entering to win since my father, Samuel Kaymen, founded Stonyfield at our house all those years ago. I just wanted to say congratulations on this 28th anniversary. I remember those first few years when all us sisters had to pitch in to make the yogurt. Even our friends who came over to play would inevitably be put to work. It’s nice to see that all that hard work was not for nothing. Here’s to the next 28 years!

15 years ago I was 30 pounds overweight due to inactivity and poor diet. I’m now 47 and in the best shape of my life due to exercise and a healthy diet. However, breakfast was still a meal that I struggled with: It consisted of bread and cheese, which left me hungry and dissatisfied.
Since I discovered Stonyfield’s OIKOS FAT FREE GREEK YOGURT, I now start my day with a 1/3 cup of old-fashioned oats (boiled with water), mixed with 1/2 cup of OIKOS, and topped with strawberries. I look forward to this delicious breakfast every day and it keeps me going through the morning. Thanks and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!